Month in pictures

JUVENTUS THREATENED WITH EXCLUSION FROM SERIE A

Italy’s Juventus will be excluded from the next Serie A championship season should the Italian soccer club decide to stay in the proposed European Super League, the head of the national soccer federation (FIGC) said.

VIRGEN DE LOS DOLORES TEMPLE IN ZANGARRO COMMUNITY EXPOSED DUE TO DROUGHT

Virgen de los Dolores (Our lady of Sorrows) temple in Mexico was exposed after heavy drought in the region. Built in 1898, the structure was was flooded 40 years ago to build a dam.

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ULA VON DER LEYEN BECOMES GRANDMOTHER ON EUROPE AND MOTHER’S DAY

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Instagram that she became a grandmother May 9. The day marks Europe Day and, in several countries in Europe, it also was Mother’s Day. Earlier, the President was in Strasbourg to launch the Rules of Procedure setting out the composition of the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

A GIANT PIECE OF SPACE JUNK IS HURTLING TOWARDS EARTH

A large piece of space debris, possibly weighing several tonnes, is currently on an uncontrolled reentry phase into the Earth’s atmosphere. Parts of it are expected to crash down to Earth over the next few weeks.

MILAN’S MALDINI APOLOGISES TO FANS

Milan legend Paolo Maldini apologised to club supporters for the Super League debacle even though he was not involved in the discussions and only got to know about the plans through the media when they were first announced.

GANDHI WARNS ‘EXPLOSIVE’ COVID-19 WAVE THREATENS INDIA AND THE WORLD

India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi warned that unless the deadly second Covid-19 wave sweeping the country was brought under control it would decimate India and threaten the rest of the world.

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US JOINS RACE TO FIND STRICKEN INDONESIA SUBMARINE

Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew aboard. The submarine was later found split into three pieces on the seabed.

ISRAELI STUDY SAYS SOUTH AFRICAN VARIANT MAY EVADE PROTECTION FROM PFIZER VACCINE

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to some extent, a realworld data study in Israel found. The prevalence of the strain was very low in the country and the research has not been peer reviewed.

NASA’S INGENUITY HELICOPTER MAKES FIRST HISTORIC FLIGHT ON MARS

NASA’s miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft over the surface of another planet.

LOOSER STATE AID RULES FOR LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS TO MEET EU GOALS

EU state aid regulators eased rules allowing member countries to grant more state aid. The measure will help less developed regions across the 27-country bloc achieve green and digital goals and boost economic growth.

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ASHES OF CAMORRA ‘YOUTH BOSS’ FOUND IN ALTAR IN NAPLES

The Carabinieri lifted a bust containing the ashes of the ‘baby boss’ Emanuele Sibillo, killed in a Camorra ambush, in a votive chapel in the historic center building in Naples, Italy.

MALTA WINS EUROVISION SPECIALIST BLOG READERS VOTE

Eurovision Song Contest specialist ‘Wiwiblogs’ readers have chosen Malta’s as their favourite song in this year’s edition. The song, Je Me Casse, was performed by teenage artist Destiny